Big Three agree to increase naval fleet tonnage
Three nations reach an accord on naval ratios with a 5 5 3 standard while raising total tonnage. Japan keeps the Mutsu and scraps Setsu U. United States completes Colorado and Washington and scraps Delaware and North Dakota. Britain to scrap old dreadnoughts, build two new Hoods. France pushes for 275 000 ton navy, Britain seeks 175 000 tons. Final treaty draft stalled amid disputes.
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Washington
Hughes
Arthur Balfour
Baron Kato
Japan
America
Colorado
Delaware
North Dakota
Britain
Great Britain
Pacific
France
Italy
Eight Hour Day Abolished for Railroad Workers
The United States railroad labor board abolished the eight hour day for more than 500000 maintenance of way employees. Time and a half overtime starts after ten hours worked while eight hours remain a day’s work. Unions oppose moves by railroads outside the board. Telegraph and signal workers are included, classified with trackmen.
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Chicago
United States Railroad Labor Board
Rush to Get Out of Navy Reduction Orders Spark Resignations
New York December 15 orders at the navy yard plan a 10 000 man cut in enlistments with resignations possible at any time. Hours after posting, yard officials faced a flood of resignations from all ranks. The move is expected to lay up several vessels.
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New York
New York Navy Yard
United States Navy
LA Temple Plans Unveiled for $1,000,000 Church
In Los Angeles a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints temple planned to cost $1,000,000 will be built between the city and Venice. President Haber J. Grant arrived from Salt Lake City with several apostles and bishops to select the site.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Venice
Haber J. Grant
Salt Lake City
Fires Sweep Italian Towns In Upper Adige Valley
Fires have swept the valley of Sesto in the upper Adige region destroying several villages and leaving hundreds homeless as soldiers battled the flames. In Berlin the reparations commission and the German government face trade and export controls on coal and other goods.
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Bolzano
Italy
Sesto
Upper Adige
Berlin
the. Reparations
Eee
Guard Kans Miners Attack Miners and Deputies in Pittsburg
Riotous women demonstrators, mostly wives and relatives of striking miners, block work at five mines and a steam shovel in Crawford county. Sheriff Gould appeals to Governor Allen as three Kansas National Guard companies mobilize for Pittsburg, with Judge Crawford promising state protection if needed.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Kansas
Milt Gould
Allen
Kansas National Guard
Adjutant General
J. H. Crawford
State Industrial Court
Crawford
Gould
Crawford County
Menghini Coal Company
Drywood
Railroads to Close Shops Across System
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad orders all heavy repair shops shut indefinitely due to low business and the need for economy. Closures affect facilities in Baltimore Cumberland Pittsburgh Keyser Zanesville Cincinnati Washington Philadelphia Lima Chillicothe Grafton Rossford Newark Benwood Garrett Willard Newcastle Junction and others.
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Baltimore
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Cumberland
Pittsburgh
Keyser
W. Va
Zanesville
Ohio
Cincinnati
Washington
New York
Philadelphia
Lima
Chillicothe
Grafton
Rossford
Newark
Ben
Gardner Begins Long Term In Federal Penitentiary
Roy Gardner the famous mail robber arrived at Leavenworth Kansas prison from Phoenix Arizona. He is under a 75 year sentence and, despite a brief friendly greeting, told guards he would try to duplicate his earlier sensational escapes.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Roy Gardner
Federal Penitentiary
Phoenix
Ariz
Gardner
Professor Peeper Let Out
Gerald Louis Wendt Harvard graduate and assistant professor of chemistry was dropped from the University of Chicago faculty for peeping into a bathroom in Kenwood hall a girls dormitory.
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Peeper
Chicago
Gerald Louis Wendt
Harvard
University of Chicago
Kenwood ‘Hall
France Proposes Massive Capital Ship Fleet Plan
Washington reports France defies other powers by proposing a post Jutland fleet of ten new capital ships totaling 370000 tons to be built over the ten years after 1925 as a bombshell at the conference.
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France
Washington
U. S. Market Report Highlights Grain and Livestock Trends
The week ending December 15 shows mixed margins across sectors. Hay and feed demand remains strong with wheat feeds tightening supplies. dairy butter and cheese prices hold firm. fruit and vegetable markets show steady to rising prices for apples and onions. grain settles with Chicago cash bids and futures easing. hogs rise modestly while cattle weigh on, with stocker shipments totaling over 51 thousand cattle and calves and 41 thousand sheep across major markets.
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Washington
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Chicago
Atlanta
Omaha
Prairie
Minneapolis
Memphis
Kansas City
Boston
Wisconsin
Michigan
Idaho
Middlewestern
Red River
Fim
Northwestern
B. i
Iowa
Kansas
Winnipeg
Rail income to drop in Eastern lines this year
E. R Shriver of the Baltimore and Ohio told the Interstate Commerce Commission that Eastern railroads will earn about one third less net income this year than average periods. Passenger fares will yield 18 to 20 percent less, as Eastern roads face the transportation study underway by the commission.
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Washington
Shriver
Baltimore & Ohio
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hays in Chicago Hospital After Nervous Breakdown
Postmaster General Will H. Hays is admitted to St Luke's hospital in Chicago with a nervous breakdown. His wife Mrs Hays also hospitalized. Officials cite injuries from a recent train wreck as a contributing factor.
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St. Luke’s
Chicago
Will H. Hays
St. Luke’s Hospital
Mellon Drops One Job Secretary of the Treasury resigns
Washington reports Secretary of the Treasury Mellon resigns as American member of the international high commission and will be succeeded by Secretary Hoover. The move marks a cabinet reshuffle with Hoover stepping into the commission seat.
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Mellon
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
International High’ Commission
Hoover
Kokomo Policeman Wounded After Store Robbery Fight
Bart Amos, veteran Kokomo policeman, was shot and seriously wounded in a revolver battle with a robber who looted a Hupp department store. The robber escaped. December incidents reported from Kokomo Indiana.
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Kokomo
Ind
Bart Amos
Hupp Department
Irish Treaty Ratified by British Parliament Despite Sinn Fein Clash
London reports both houses ratified the Irish Free State treaty amid strong opposition to amendments challenging the king's address. In Dublin De Valera's group presses to modify the treaty, considering a referendum amid frequent clashes with Griffith and Collins as Irish and British factions exchange sharp public criticisms.
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London
House of Commons
Col
John Gretton
Ireland
House of Lords
Duke of Northumberland
Dublin
Eamon de Valera
Dail Eireann
de Valera
Sinn Fein
All Ireland
Ulster
Dail
Griffith
England
Collins
Army chief of engineers calls for 120 million harbor upgrades
Washington reports the army chief of engineers proposes about 120 million dollars for federal supervised river and harbor improvements. In the Milwaukee district the plan asks 1,571,000 for river and harbor work including 85,229 for Milwaukee harbor 233,000 for Racine harbor 127,241 for Waukegan harbor and 178,992 for Grand Haven harbor.
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Washington
United States
United States Army Chief of Engineers
Milwaukee
Milwaukee Harbor
Racine
Wis
Waukegan
Ill
Grand Haven
Mich
Testimony on Atrocities in Santo Domingo Probe
Witnesses before the United States Senate committee recount alleged wartime abuses during the American occupation of Santo Domingo and Haiti. Claims include prisoners’ ears severed and wounds salted, underscoring calls for inquiry into U S actions.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Haiti
United States Senate Committee
Germany Bankrupt Report From Reparations Commission
Paris December 19 source reports the reparations commission has advised Germany that no extensions in her reparation payments will be granted. The news cites a high authority and signals a firm stance on Germanys financial obligations.
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Germany
Paris
Reparations Commission
Reily to Return as Porto Rico Governor
Washington report states E Mont Reily will resume his post as governor of Porto Rico before year’s end following a presidential announcement. The update places Reily back in San Juan after the holidays.
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Reily
Washington
E. Mont Reily
Porto Rico
Where Your Taxes Go
Edward G. Lowry surveys how federal revenues are raised and allocated detailing government spending paths, agency funding, and the impact on programs. The piece explains tax collections, appropriations, and the budgeting process shaping national fiscal policy with analytical rigor.
Magnitude of Bills Dwarfs Common Sense Figures
The article breaks down 1920 government costs totaling $5.686 billion, noting per capita burdens around $50 and detailing six spending groups. It highlights war related expenses as about 67.8 percent, with public works and primary government functions composing the rest, and urges shifting funds toward scientific and developmental work while reducing war costs.
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Yam
Be, B. Rosa
United States Bureau of Standards
Doctor Rosa
Shipping Board
War and Navy Departments
Congress
White House
Departments of Justice
State, Treasury
Interior
Commerce
Labor
District of Columbia
Alaska
Post Office
Panama Canal and Housing Corporation
Agricultural Department
Geological Survey
Bureau of Mines, Coast and Geodetic Survey
Bureau of Standards
Bureau of Fisheries
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Women’s and Children’s Bureaus
Colleges For Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
Library of Congress
Smithsonian Institution
The
Public Health Service
Rosa
Feu
Remarkable Whiskers of London Actor Bourchier
London actor Arthur Bourchier recounted a beard growing tale for Henry VIII. He vacationed in Cornwall to grow a suitable beard, then visited a hairdresser for speed. A seaside swim in Northumberland caused his whiskers to turn a dazzling green before he returned to London.
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London
Arthur Bourchier
Henry VIII
Cornwall
Northumberland
Bourchier
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Setsu
U. S
Federal Railroad Labor Board
NAVY
Bureau of Markets and Crops
Hays
U. K
DML
King George
U. S. Army Engineer
Sam
Edward G. Lowry
Western Newspaper Union
Treasury
Christ
Jerusalem
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